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jeff. >> glor: kimberly dozier with another busy day in washington. kimberly, thank you. joining me to put the political and economic news of this week in focus are jill schlessinger, editor at large of "cbsmone "cbsmoneywatch.com, and political analyst john dickerson in washington. good evening to both of you, john, was this the president's worst week yet? >> it was a very bad week for the president. his signature domestic policy program, health care, looks like it is now dead balls of the election of scott brown in massachusetts. that election was was also an embarrassment for the president and democrats to lose in their stronghold of massachusetts. republicans are now emboldened, so the president is facing a tough week trying to battle back now with the state of the union ahead of him. that is also not going to be easy. >> glor: jill, let me ask, what happened to the markets this week? how much of that is politics and how much of that is the markets doing what they were going to do anyway? >> part of it is politics because i think the president came out and announced t
jeff. >> glor: kimberly dozier with another busy day in washington. kimberly, thank you. joining me to put the political and economic news of this week in focus are jill schlessinger, editor at large of "cbsmone "cbsmoneywatch.com, and political analyst john dickerson in washington. good evening to both of you, john, was this the president's worst week yet? >> it was a very bad week for the president. his signature domestic policy program, health care, looks like it is now...
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and now a home in washington state is the setting for a new beginning. cynthia bowers now with the story of the baker family plus three. >> reporter: when the bakers and their newest children finally arrived home to hugs this week... >> hi, lili. >> reporter:. >> reporter: ...it was the end of a surreal journey for thamar, davidson and lili. three of the orphans airliftd from the earthquake now about to start a new life on solid ground and in soft beds. >> welcome home. >> reporter: even though haiti may be a world away, nat and chris baker have devoted years to the impoverished island nation. >> every time we traveled to haiti we see kids on the street hungry and hurting and alone and scared. that breaks my heart. every child deserves a chance. >> reporter: five years ago, they adopted a girl from haiti, a new sister for their two biological sons. kimberly's mother was too poor to raise her. on a return visit a few years later, kimberly's mom begged the bakers to save her other three children, too. although these kids have only come 3,200 miles, they ma
and now a home in washington state is the setting for a new beginning. cynthia bowers now with the story of the baker family plus three. >> reporter: when the bakers and their newest children finally arrived home to hugs this week... >> hi, lili. >> reporter:. >> reporter: ...it was the end of a surreal journey for thamar, davidson and lili. three of the orphans airliftd from the earthquake now about to start a new life on solid ground and in soft beds. >> welcome...
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bob orr joining us from our washington bureau with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> so tell us why then are we raising this threat level, what prompted it in the uk? >> reporter: essentially the move by british officials yesterday to raise the terror threat level mirrors the security changes that the u.s. has imposed since that attempted christmas day bombing of northwest flight 253. beginning now in london airline passengers are facing more rigorous screening especially for explosives. officials are concerned about persistent streams of intelligence indicating that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula continues to train sued side bombers and plans new attacks against western targets. they say the chatter level is high and terror operatives recently arrested have spoken in general terms about some kind of plot involving airplanes originating out of england. but this is important to stress that we know of no specific information right now that any kind of attack is imminent either in the uk or the u.s. it is true that more and
bob orr joining us from our washington bureau with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> so tell us why then are we raising this threat level, what prompted it in the uk? >> reporter: essentially the move by british officials yesterday to raise the terror threat level mirrors the security changes that the u.s. has imposed since that attempted christmas day bombing of northwest flight 253. beginning now in london airline passengers are facing more rigorous...
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thousands rallied washington in the annual "march forife". it was the 37th anniveary of the supreme courdecision of roe v. wade that legaled aborti. the anti-abortion crowd ralld at the white hse, and then moved on tthe supreme court. a handl of abortion rights supporte were also present. downpours sed today as the latest pacific storm med out of southern california. the risk for mudslides and flooding remained, especiall for residents inhe foothills of thean gabriel mountains. a state emergency was clared in five counties afte nearly ten incheof rain this week. still,ocal officials said many evacuation orders in los anges county will soon be fted. those are me of the day's main stories. i'll be ck at the end of the program with a preview of at you'll find toght on the newshour's web sit but for now, bacto jim. >> lehrer: and sll to come on the newsur: shlds and brooks; d who's in charge of the internet? that follows a rdown of a remarkab few days in politics. judy woodrf has the story. cheers and applause >> woodruf president obama ended ono
thousands rallied washington in the annual "march forife". it was the 37th anniveary of the supreme courdecision of roe v. wade that legaled aborti. the anti-abortion crowd ralld at the white hse, and then moved on tthe supreme court. a handl of abortion rights supporte were also present. downpours sed today as the latest pacific storm med out of southern california. the risk for mudslides and flooding remained, especiall for residents inhe foothills of thean gabriel mountains. a...
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it is just nice being out of washington. there are some nice people in washington. they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherry? [laughter] vilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and together as a nation. the single hardest thing about being is that it is harder for me to be able to do that these days. it did that give me wrong. you live above the store. i have a short commute. i see my children before they go to work. that makes everything so much better. but the truth is, being president is also a little confining. i cannot discuss to the barber shop or sit at the diner. this is part of the reason why i taken to the practice of reading 10 late tears on the 40,000 i get every night. that is just so that i can stay in touch. nothing beats in the day i can make an escape. come out here and spend a day - to visit plants like emc precision machining and the community college. a day with all of you. >> i love you. >> i love you back. thank you. [applause] >> let's be on this. -- honest. these
it is just nice being out of washington. there are some nice people in washington. they can drive you crazy. am i wrong, sherry? [laughter] vilege of traveling across this country, talking with folks like you about the challenges you face in your own lives, and together as a nation. the single hardest thing about being is that it is harder for me to be able to do that these days. it did that give me wrong. you live above the store. i have a short commute. i see my children before they go to...
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government, which of course talk about on january 1, 1959, guantanamo was viewed by both washington and havana with concern. castro believed that a u.s. invasion might begin at guantanamo. at various times, particularly during the cuban missile crisis, washington feared that the cubans with soviet encouragement and possible assistance might attack the base. there was also concern that if the united states ever decided to leave guantanamo, that it might become a soviet naval facility. if you look at cuba, guantanamo is -- i might say, described as strategically positioned to overlook both what is called the windward passage between the caribbean and the atlantic, it's also fairly straight shot from guantanamo down to the panama canal, which of course theodore roosevelt intended to build. and perhaps equally important, cuba could provide easy access to one of our major ports, the port of louisiana, or you might call it the port of new orleans. and i think at various times there was concern that if the soviets were two, during the cold war, going to take over guantanamo, the port of ne
government, which of course talk about on january 1, 1959, guantanamo was viewed by both washington and havana with concern. castro believed that a u.s. invasion might begin at guantanamo. at various times, particularly during the cuban missile crisis, washington feared that the cubans with soviet encouragement and possible assistance might attack the base. there was also concern that if the united states ever decided to leave guantanamo, that it might become a soviet naval facility. if you...
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here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has increased since 10 years ago. the abortionists are losing. we stand a gather on this day and every day for those that have no voice. for those whose basic right to be born has been cruelly denied. we stand here today with the principles put forth formally and soundly by the founders of the nation that every american, born, and yet to be born, has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. they defend the right to life. thank you for the privilege of marching with you today, and god bless the unborn. >> thank you very
here, marching on washington. reminding us that the constitution says that we all have the right to life. thank you. for your courage, your dedication, and most of all, for loving america and loving our lord. god bless you. god bless the indicted states of america. may god protect the unborn. >> good afternoon. i am from the state of pennsylvania. it is such an honor to join some many champions better here fighting to defend life as we speak -- to defend life. as we speak, abortion has...
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and how washington has worked. there's a huge wave of populist sentiment right now among both democrats and republicans. to a lot of members, the federal reserve symbolize this is belief that wall street got bailed out and main street didn't, and really more broadly, bernanke, whether rightly or wrongly, has kind of become this lightning rod for the economic turmoil of recent years, the mortgage crisis, the stimulus, the bailout, and now the 10% unemployment rate. host: when people put criticisms against mr. bernanke do, they mention specifics or just, in general, his overall philosophy of governing? guest: well, from the left, the specifics go more toward mortgage regulation and some of the failures that the fed had before the crisis, in predicting the crisis, and kind of protecting against it. the mortgage policies that we had that fed the boom, and in some cases, the fed has responsibility over those policies and could have done more, and the fed has acknowledged it could have done more to prevent that. there's
and how washington has worked. there's a huge wave of populist sentiment right now among both democrats and republicans. to a lot of members, the federal reserve symbolize this is belief that wall street got bailed out and main street didn't, and really more broadly, bernanke, whether rightly or wrongly, has kind of become this lightning rod for the economic turmoil of recent years, the mortgage crisis, the stimulus, the bailout, and now the 10% unemployment rate. host: when people put...
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[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it would be interesting book to read an interesting story. but we were also going for breaking news because we thought there were things that were uncovered during the campaign. i will give you one. john will have others. sarah palin was picked by john mccain and people were shocked when it happened to that time, the campaign said that she had been on consideration for a long time and receive as much of a background check, so-called vetting, as any of the other people john mccain considered. there is skepticism about that at the time did not of the political journalism parade moved on and there were other thin
[applause] >> each year, the washington center brings dozens of students to washington d.c. to experience the work of our government first can. this weekend, they discussed politics, government, and their futures. >> we are joined by the authors of "game change." i heard you had a list of things you thought would make news in this book. it has been out of here for some time now. what on the list are you surprised that? when john and i set out to write the book, we hope it...
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washington can't get the lay-up. on are they od t by otsoe. have fun playi bball. >> bob: entertaining to watwatc. right rethe bounds play. a dunk and flus when there is a switch, you got totay th them. then in the eabr guard to guard, flying in the stratosphere. bledsoe. wa, sond inheation in noonly a they aletic but they're unlfish as well when they get in the open floor, boy, thearey tough. >> eric: the largest lead of the day. fortson falls to the deck. twbloco d shoton tt ssespoon alone. >bob:yes.wall who got it? niner ten for the game. >> eric: wall looking for someone to be open. dari milr is. bob: he likes the leftide of t flor. made two fro theeft side and airballe o fnero them rit coecorn. kentucky. o breakor 30 arkansas misseall ght shots in the second lf. hance to miss neo there as they turn it over. >>: heikesob the right also! [ cheers andpplae ] >>ric: eaybe you weren't pressed with 18-0 record to the game but you'd be kentucky playing fantastic basketball! eric:entu ky preparing themselves to comebehe number one ranketeamd n th
washington can't get the lay-up. on are they od t by otsoe. have fun playi bball. >> bob: entertaining to watwatc. right rethe bounds play. a dunk and flus when there is a switch, you got totay th them. then in the eabr guard to guard, flying in the stratosphere. bledsoe. wa, sond inheation in noonly a they aletic but they're unlfish as well when they get in the open floor, boy, thearey tough. >> eric: the largest lead of the day. fortson falls to the deck. twbloco d shoton tt...
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s kermit washington saw the flash from the corner of his eye and instinct lively swung a fist. tomjanovich hit the floor. his face shattered by the punch. the incident caused the nba to significantly alter its rules against fighting. >>> ozzy smith was famous for his brilliant defense. but he was not known for his power at the plate. in fact the switch hitting shortstop had never before hit a home run while batting left-handed in the bigs. that is until the 1985 nlcs. >> smith courts one in the right down the line. it may go. go crazy, folks. go crazy! it's a home run. the cardinals have won the game by the score of 3-2. home run! >> smith's improbable home run won the game and helped propel the card to the 1985 world series. >>> a famous comedian once said, i went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out. on a board with as much hostility as hockey, it would take a lot to shock the average fan. >> knocks him brashear isown on the i brace, aprecaution. here? myspace.com and "the best damn shorts show." check it out. >>> we now return to "the best damn shocking mom
s kermit washington saw the flash from the corner of his eye and instinct lively swung a fist. tomjanovich hit the floor. his face shattered by the punch. the incident caused the nba to significantly alter its rules against fighting. >>> ozzy smith was famous for his brilliant defense. but he was not known for his power at the plate. in fact the switch hitting shortstop had never before hit a home run while batting left-handed in the bigs. that is until the 1985 nlcs. >> smith...
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the pilgrims on the beach at plymouth, washington of valley forge. but those great leaders discovered through their dogged determination to do what was right that god brings deliver in some sometimes from very strange quarters. we saw an example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life and deliverance came from a strange corner indeed, massachusetts. [cheering] you all have that same quality of being here year after year. thank you. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> roscoe bartlett from maryland. maryland, where are you? thank you. are we in powered by massachusetts? [cheering] yes, okay. i've been here since 92 and every year you keep coming and coming. thank you for inspiring us. and each year the polls show more and more americans are pro-life. there is a god. ultimate victory is ours. keep on keeping on. god bless you. [cheers and applause] >> my name is joseph cao and live from louisianan. [cheers and applause] and i am very proud to be pro-life, and i want everyone to repeat after me, i am pro-lif
the pilgrims on the beach at plymouth, washington of valley forge. but those great leaders discovered through their dogged determination to do what was right that god brings deliver in some sometimes from very strange quarters. we saw an example this week of the same thing. the socialized medicine bill was a big threat to life and deliverance came from a strange corner indeed, massachusetts. [cheering] you all have that same quality of being here year after year. thank you. god bless you....